Calling all visionaries and writers:
In celebration of Teton Countyâs Centennial anniversary, the News&Guide and Teton County Library are hosting a contest envisioning:
What will Teton County look like 100 years from now?
Prizes will be given to these categories:
Best aspirational/utopian vision
Best day-in-the-life-of depiction of someone living in Teton County 100 years from now
When writing your visions for the future, consider climate change, wildlife, tourism, housing, social life and culture, who lives here, what the economy will be like, schools, technology, energy, who and what has power, etc. Be creative!
Contest rules:
Library hours expand
With Teton Countyâs COVID-19 risk level down to yellow, for âlow,â Teton County Library is welcoming more people for longer period of time, and making meeting rooms available by reservation.
Changes at the main Jackson library include extended hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, with weekend hours remaining at 1-5 p.m. and Sunday reserved for pickup only; a doubling of the visitor capacity to 50 for the main wing and 20 in the Youth Wing; two meetings rooms available by reservation at TCLib.org/meetingrooms; double the number of public computers and extended time to use them; and a Curative COVID-19 testing kiosk near the entrance of the lot available Monday through Friday.
CHEYENNE Fifteen Wyoming libraries, including the Sweetwater County Library System, will soon offer arts-based programming that will enrich the lives of older adults (55+) in their communities through the Creative Aging in Wyoming Public Libraries Project.
The project is made possible through a partnership between the Wyoming State Library, Wyoming Arts Council, and Lifetime Arts with funding from the Wyoming Community Foundation and the May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust.
“Wyoming is a beautiful state full of artistic inspiration,” State Librarian Jamie Markus said. “We’re grateful our libraries will now have even more opportunity to bring arts education and enjoyment to our communities’ older patrons.”
Fifteen Wyoming libraries will soon offer arts-based programming that will enrich the lives of older adults (55+) in their communities through the Creative Aging in Wyoming Public Libraries Project. The project is made possible through a partnership between the Wyoming State Library, Wyoming Arts Council, and Lifetime Arts with funding from the Wyoming Community Foundation and the May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust.
âWyoming is a beautiful state full of artistic inspiration,â said State Librarian Jamie Markus. âWeâre grateful our libraries will now have even more opportunity to bring arts education and enjoyment to our communitiesâ older patrons.â
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Creative aging is the practice of engaging older adults in participatory, sequential, socially-engaging and professionally run arts programs. Not only does this program model promote mastery of artistic skills and creative expression, it is a proven way to alleviate the effects of social isol
Outdoor classroom
After months of planning, the Jackson Hole Childrenâs Museum has broken ground on its new outdoor classroom.
Museum Executive Director Ethan Lobdell said the over 700-square-foot addition is necessary to accommodate ever-increasing demand for the nonprofitâs summer programs. There are over 75 families on the waitlist for 2021 Summer Camps, museum press material states.
The project was funded by Lynn and Foster Friess and will include a new custom-built tool shed from GrowHuts of Victor, Idaho.
âOur new outdoor classroom is critical to serving Teton County families through Summer Camps, Afterschool, and STEAM workshops â programming that is essential to our community,â Lobdell said.